Naked and Afraid – 23 Days – Live Blog

Naked and Afraid – 23 Days – is Season 5, Episode 13 of Discovery Channel’s show “Naked and Afraid”.

I am going to live blog this episode below. This page will be updated while it airs. I’ll also be on Twitter commenting @Lenraleigh.

Wasn’t the last episode called “23 Days”?

Time Warner Cable incorrectly listed the last episode, Strength in Pain, as “23 days” in their guide. Why? I have no idea.

Why is the episode called 23 days?

Why was this called 23 days? Do the contestants fail to make it to the extraction point? Do they lose track of time? Is there an emergency? Does something go wrong? Are they having so much fun they don’t want to leave? Does one of them tap out?

Let’s find out!

23 Days – where and who?

Naked and Afraid – 23 Days is filmed in Namibia. Prior to the show airing, the description was:A book-smart greenhorn and a rock climber take on the savannah of Namibia. Also, a former survivalist returns.

This is just a shot in the dark but from previews I am guessing one of the contestants, Holly Simmons, taps out. Don Nguyen appears to be doing very well. Maybe when Holly Simmons taps out a previous survivalist comes in to replace her.

Don Nguyen is a 28 year old rock climbing guide. According to his Discovery bio, Don is book smart and has studied ethnology of hunter/gatherer cultures, zoology, tropical ecology and botany. His bio reads: “Don is a first-generation American and was born in Oklahoma City’s Little Saigon. His parents were refugees of the Vietnam War.”

Holly Simmons is a rock climbing instructor from Fayetteville North Carolina. Her Discovery bio reads that “Holly is from Wasilla and she grew up hiking, climbing and rafting all around Alaska. She became interested in survival at a young age.”

Does Holly not eat fruit?

This will be one of the biggest questions going in to this episode. A priview shows Don making a HUGE discovery- fresh fruit!

Then he offers some to Holly who says “Eww”.

I’m not sure how anyone in a survival situation turns away fresh fruit! Isn’t that like going to a steakhouse and telling the server you hate beef?

Day 1

And it begins…

So Don is a total geek. He says he thinks that strangers should be naked together more often.

the chic that ” boob tapped” felt entitled .. apparerently thought her poo didn’t stink.
Disgusting.
Did she think the guy was there to serve her?
This show should put just women with women
No male to pile their problems on.
It would also be good for a few laughs